1. Fresno County Water Crisis and Opportunities

2. The Delta And Our Water Supply In August 2007 the Federal Court ruled that the Delta Smelt was in danger

4. Unemployment and Food Lines

5. Solutions  Short Term  Intermediate  Long Term  No Silver Bullet

6. Short Term Solutions  Water transfers and Exchanges (streamlining review and approval process).  Places of use (ease process to permit greater movement of water).  Legal challenges of biological opinions and Delta pumping restrictions.  Legislation (temporary relief measures).  Public involvement.

7. Intermediate Term Solutions  Intertie pipeline/pumpback facility linking Delta-Mendota Canal and California Aqueduct.  Permit some water supply flexibility depending upon presence of smelt at one pumping plant or the other.  Permit additional water supply flexibility during maintenance activity at one pumping plant or the other.  Improved flexibility in other Delta pumping plant emergency situations.

8. Intertie Project 400 cfs to State 900 cfs to Federal

9. Intermediate Term Solutions  Two Gates Project.  Potential for increased Delta water export pumping.  Developing improved scientific knowledge on which to base future decision making.

10. SWP Pumps CVP Pumps Delta Smelt Habitat Sac River StocktonStockton SacramentoSacramento 2 Gate Fish Protection Plan Locations

11. Intermediate Term Solutions  Biological Measures.  Hatchery development of Delta smelt.  Other mitigation projects.

12. Long Term Solutions  Water Supply Infrastructure Bond.  Storage (Above and below ground)  Delta infrastructure and “fixes” (possibly including some form of Peripheral Canal)  Drought relief.  Local and Regional Projects

14. Regional Funding Information Tulare Lake Hydrologic Region Includes the following counties: Kings, Tulare and parts of Kern, Fresno and San Benito

15. Funding Summary for Region $70 million for Water Supply Reliability programs and projects Eligible for a share of $6.205 billion in other regional and statewide funding for water management programs and projects

16. Drought Relief $327 million The Tulare Lake region is eligible for a share of $327 million in statewide drought funding for local and regional drought relief projects, and grants for small community wastewater treatment projects and economically disadvantaged communities.

17. Water Supply Reliability $70 million & share of $350 Million The regional allocation for the Tulare Lake region from the Water Supply Reliability funds is $70 million. The region is also eligible for a share of an additional $350 million for local and regional conveyance projects.

18. Statewide Water System Operational Improvements $3 Billion The Tulare Lake region is eligible for a share of $3 billion to fund the public benefits associated with water storage projects that improve statewide water system operations and provide Delta ecosystem benefits.

19. Groundwater Protection and Water Quality $1 Billion The Tulare Lake region is eligible for a share of $1 billion in funding, grants and loans for projects to prevent or reduce contamination of groundwater that serves as a source of drinking water.

20. Water Recycling and Water Conservation $1.25 Billion The Tulare Lake region is eligible for a share of $1.25 billion in funding, grants and loans for water recycling, desalination, groundwater recharge, urban and agriculture water use efficiency and conservation projects.

21. Conservation and Watershed Protection  $100 million for acquisition of water rights from willing sellers and conveyance of water to benefit migratory birds  $170 million for restoration and protection of wetlands  $20 million for Farmland Conservancy and Watershed Coordinator grant programs  $50 million for California River Parkway Act projects and Urban Streams restoration projects  $75 million to Sierra Nevada Conservancy  $30 million for grants to watershed education centers  $10 million to implement the California Waterfowl Habitat Program  $100 million for technical assistance and grants to protect watersheds, reforestation, vegetation management projects and fuel treatment activities  $50 million to fund public infrastructure revolving fund mitigation programs